Foundation Planned to Raise Funds for Schools
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Now incorporating New Providence-Berkeley Heights Dispatch Summit ^Herald ... Summit's only real newspaper ;J VOLUME 100 NO. 46 June 21,1986 Price: 25' Foundation planned to raise funds for schools By PAIGE TUNSTALL Legal issues part of the regular curriculum," related to the individual's field of and Sandy Harrington; Adair community groups," he added. SUMMIT--An independent "The main legal issue is the the prospectus adds. knowledge and weekend retreats Matthews; Tricia Leipzig; Joseph Large donations from in- foundation to raise lunds for in- 'cap' on the Board of Educa- Board of Education President allowing teachers to exchange in- Stewart; Wendy Kolmar; and dividuals would be solicited per- creasing academic excellence in tion's budget," said Clingan. Sally Cerny said, "They (the novations in teaching. William Rosen of the Board of sonally by foundation trustees, local public schools is in the pro- "The town of Summit is not committee) don't want to be used The foundation could also Education. Rosen is a non-voting whereas smaller donations could cess of incorporating, the chair of legally allowed to spend more as a vehicle to put money into the fund mini-grants to help a committee member. be culled from fund-raising the Lay Committee on Education than its state-mandated cap, so Board of Education's budget and teacher run a special project, and Funding events, according to the prospec- said yesterday. we can't funnel funds through have it go toward what the board fund summer school for students Funds would be solicited by tus. Tom Clingan, committee the Board of Education budget," chooses." who would otherwise have to members of a foundation Board chair, introduced plans for a he said. "The point is, they don't want work during the summer months, of Trustees made up of "broadly Also, the prospectus says, foundation to the Board of Although funds from the foun- us telling them how to spend their according to the prospectus. recognized community leaders to Education Thursday. "The Foundation should also dation could not be put into the money," said Cerny. Structure be selected for both their interest seek more indirect means of rais- As conceived by the commit- Board of Education's budget, all More legal study is necessary, The foundation would be run in the work of the Foundation tee, the foundation would sup- ing money from individuals. For of the foundation's projects according to the prospectus. by a Board of Directors and a and their ability to assist in its example, it would seem possible port new programs in the schools would have to receive board ap- The prospectus outlines ex- Board of Trustees, Clingan said. fund-raising," the prospecutus and help extend the resources of to seek a voluntary 'tithe' on proval before being implemented amples of programs the founda- The Board of Directors, which says. residential real estate transac- existing programs. Funds would in the schools, Clingan said. tion could fund, including: would operate the foundation "We haven't decided exactly supplement money raised by tax- tions, for example $250 on each A prospectus written by John •a "Historian in Residence" at and select foundation projects, how we will choose that group," house sale, to be contributed by es, not replace it, Clingan said. Bloom, chair of the Lay Commit- kthe Junior High School to would include two members of said Clingan. Funds would be raised both (he realtor. The argument is that tee's Subcommittee on a Founda- 'spearhead a topical history pro- the PTO/PTAs of the elementary buyer, seller, and realtor benefit from individual and corporate tion for Educational Excellence, gram; schools, the junior high school "A lot of corporatate boards donations solicited by the foun- from excellent public schools in member of the committee, reads •a "Visiting Professor" of and the senior high school; and are set up with their own Summit, as they enhance the dation's Board of Directors. in part, "After some preliminary computer science at the Senior six members of the general nominating committees, but Clingan said he expects incor- marketability and pricing of legal advice, we believe the Foun- High School; public, the propecutus states. when you have that type of thing, houses." poration to be complete "in a few dation could support activities •a math teacher who could Invited to participate as non- it can be self-perpetuating weeks." Lawyers handling the in- which were neither part of the conduct an "experimental" pro- voting members would be a because you can get one grup of "In its early years, the founda- corporation are working gratis, educational program adopted an- gram in teaching algebra as early member of the Board of Educa- people in there a they would have he said. tion would need to spend some nually by the Board of Education as the fourth grade; tion, the Superintendent of control forever," Clingan he significant portion of its income A survey by the External nor mandated by state and •a "Master Teacher" who Schools, and a representative said. "We definitely don't want to support current programs Assessment Committee for the Federal governments." could train staff in subjects such from the Summit Education to do that," he continued. which had a visible impact on the Board of Education last year "Conversely, it appears the as expository writing, analytical Association (SEA). Whatever committee is set up public schools, both to serve im- found 64 percent of citizens Foundation could not fund thinking, and problem- solving; In its early years, the Board of to choose trustees will not include mediate needs and to justify its responding thought a "nonprofit teachers for elements of the and Directors would be comprised of members of the Board of Educa- existence," the prospectus reads. public school foundation" to Board of Education's plan nor •programs to enhance the "interested members of the com- tion, so that the foundation can raise funds would be a good idea. any required 'for-eredit' courses quality and motivation of mittee." Members of the founda- retain its independence, he said. oi activities which toimed as a teachers, such as study tours tion committee currently include "We could, for instance, have "We already have an excellent Chairman John Bloom; Tom Cl- Common Council choose a school system," said Clingan, ingan; Peter Rosoff; Nathan member, the Junior League "but we hope to make it even bet- Goldstein; Joan White, Frank choose a member-interested ter." Police officer warns against allowing minors^ to consume alcohol By PAIGE TUNSTALL "Fd like to get the message a iragie accident just when he SUMMIT-As graduation ap- across to anyone contemplating could be enjoying graduation," proaches, John McCandless is having this type of party that we McCandless concluded. stepping up his efforts to warn will prosecute if we find minors local residents that the city does consuming alcohol there," Mc- and will enforce all laws related Candless said. First 'crack' arrest to allowing minors to drink. Officers were called to tlie in city McCandless, who is juvenile scene twice on complaints of In oilier police news, Ihe ciiy officer for the police department, noise and unruly behavior from a recently saw its first arrest related cited a conviction Wednesday in large group of teenagers, Mc- to "crack," a particularly potent municipal court of an 18-year-old Candless said. The first lime, form of cocaine that addicts charged with allowing minors to about 9m April 4, officers advis- faster and costs less than other consume alcohol. He was charg- ed that the party had to be forms. ed under local ordinance 1899 "discontinued," according to the Section 10, Title I, which pro- juvenile officer. The second time, Police Captain Larry Finiiegan hibits "Allowing consumption of about 10pm, patrols stayed until said, "A school administrator PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST os a Young Man at the Summit Art Center. Summer classes for children, teens, and adults will alchohol by a minor," said Mc- the parly had shut down, he said. saw a siudenl rolling a cigarette, begin on June 30. (Photo by Eileen Fay.) Candless. "He was found guilty, and asked him wliai was in it. Patrols observed about 200 The siudenl said 'Tobacco,' but and given a 10-day suspended jail juveniles on tlie scene, Mc- sentence and a $75 fine," he said. the administrator saw a white Candless said. "They were on Ihe substance," and became The charge was made under slreet, in ihe yard, in the house," suspicious. Engineer says new church municipal rather than slate law he said. "because state law doesn't pro- I'he arrest was made May 28 vide for the 'allow' factor," Mc- "There were empty beer cans for possession of cocaine, Fin- Candless noted. and bottles strewn all over the negan said. The substance was "The parents were oul-of- house and the grounds," Me taken to (he county prosecutor's would not worsen flooding lown, and he had a party," said Candless said. Two patrols lab for testing, liimegan said. answered Ihe first complaint; The same student is currently SUMMIT-Neighbors of the supplies, and is in a McCandless. The 18-year-old was different balances of parking four answered (lie second, he facing charges of armed robbery, site where Fountain Baptist neighborhood where residents deemed to be "in charge of the behind the building and open said. Ihe captain said. Church plans to build a new have already encountered tumble space in Iron! of the building. house" on Hobarl Avenue at the "This is the firsi liaic anyone facility expressed concern Mon- with flooding. Plan A offers the most front yard :iinc officers observed evidence "The enforcement is not so in Suiiunil has been arrested for Ja\ to the Board of Adjustment Joseph Fleming, engineer and the least parking; Plans B, C, of minors consuming alcohol, the much for punishing them as for crack," said liniiei'an.